embellish
verb (used with object)
to beautify by or as if by ornamentation; ornament; adorn.
have been embellishing
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present perfect progressiveof embellish.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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For eight years I have been embellishing this country seat, where I have lived happily in the bosom of my family.
From History of the Expedition to Russia Undertaken by the Emperor Napoleon in the Year 1812 by Philippe-Paul, comte de Ségur
For eight years I have been embellishing this country-seat, where I have lived happily in the bosom of my family.
From The Two Great Retreats of History by D. H. (David Henry) Montgomery
